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• TransLink to extend service hours for Celebration of Light on July 28, Aug. 1 and 4

  25-07-2018 23:52 via vancouversun.com
  TransLink will increase the frequency of its buses and trains and extend service hours for the Celebration of Light.
  The modified service will be in effect on July 28, Aug. 1 and 4. On those evenings, riders are reminded that bikes are not allowed on SkyTrains after 10 p.m. until crowds have cleared, while some train stations will also have modified access to manage crowd flow.
  Besides transportation, here’s everything else you should know about watching the Celebration of Light.
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• Alphonso Davies says ‘dream has come true’ after Bayern Munich transfer officially announced

  25-07-2018 23:51 via globalnews.ca
  Alphonso Davies says his dreams are coming true with a record-setting deal that will see the teenage soccer star join a major European club.
  
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• High housing costs, low incomes: where’s the plan to reduce poverty in B.C.?

  25-07-2018 23:36
  
  B.C. is only province without legislated goals to tackle issues facing too many families
  
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• TransLink lays out extra service for Celebration of Light fireworks nights

  25-07-2018 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  The fireworks kick off on Saturday, July 28 with a display by South Africa. Sweden competes on Wednesday, Aug. 1, and South Korea on Saturday, Aug. 4. 
  
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• Tech: Innovative everyday gadgets

  25-07-2018 23:17 via globalnews.ca
  Tech expert Andy Brayer shows off a pair of pens that do much more than just write.
  
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• Second ballot needed in vote for chief of Assembly of First Nations

  25-07-2018 23:17 via vancouversun.com
  None of the five candidates for the position of chief of the Assembly of First Nations won the 60 per cent of votes needed for a victory, so there will be a second ballot Wednesday at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
  One-term incumbent Perry Bellegarde, a former chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Chiefs, won 53 per cent of the votes, well ahead of the other candidates, but it was not enough for a first-win ballot.
  Of the 548 chiefs or their proxies registered to vote, 538 did so on Wednesda
  
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• Commercial Real Estate: Vancouver launches Zero Emissions Buildings Exchange

  25-07-2018 23:00 via vancouversun.com
  The City of Vancouver has launched a zero-emissions building support network that the local construction industry says is essential to help them meet Vancouver’s ambitious clean-building targets.
  The city and its partners launched the Zero Emissions Buildings Exchange, or ZEBx, during an event at the Segal Centre on July 18.
  The centre will occupy an office at The Hive co-working space in Gastown and will also include a website. It aims to increase knowledge, interest and capacity for effe
  
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• Surrey police to introduce ‘BarWatch’-style program, crack down on gangsters

  25-07-2018 22:57 via theprovince.com
  Police are turning up the heat on Surrey gangsters, conducting 89 road checks of 188 people and 74 cars following the recent expansion of the city’s gang enforcement team.
  Since the expansion was announced July 3, a number of Surrey RCMP officers have been re-assigned to the team and tasked with “making life uncomfortable for those associated to gangs.”
  “Our increased presence is definitely being felt by those individuals involved in gang activity and the local drug
  
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• Innovative everyday gadgets

  25-07-2018 22:56 via globalnews.ca
  Tech expert Andy Brayer shows off a pair of pens that do much more than just write.
  
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• Miscarriage of justice? Duray Richards' reputation for violence against women preceded him

  25-07-2018 22:44 via vancouversun.com
  Second in a five-part series
  Duray Bentley Richards had a bad reputation.
  By the time he was picked up in 1992 for the murder of Carrie Louise Marshall in Creston, B.C., Richards had already been arrested, charged and convicted several times in connection with violent crimes against women in Calgary, and police in that city perceived him to be a possible “serial killer,” in the words of his legal advocates.
  Marshall was still a missing person when Mounties first arrested Richard
  
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• Flying high in the sky on Superfly zipline

  25-07-2018 22:33 via theprovince.com
  “It’s hard to believe we get paid to fly through the Whistler backcountry every day.”
  These words come from The Adventure Group’s Superfly Zipline supervisor, Jono Eastwell. With five years under his belt, he knows what he’s talking about, and you can tell he’s stoked about his job.
  The day starts bright and early for Jono and his team of guides as they open the ziplines before the guests arrive.
  “This can be spectacular, watching the sunrise on a beauti
  
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• Fernie ammonia leak report released

  25-07-2018 22:33 via globalnews.ca
  It’s been more than 9 months since an ammonia leak at the Fernie Memorial Arena killed two city employees and a contractor from Alberta. Technical Safety B.C. revealed its report into what happened and there are more than a dozen recommendations to help prevent a similar tragedy. Paul Haysom has more.
  
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• Wildfire smoke from as far as Ontario and Siberia affecting B.C. air quality

  25-07-2018 22:25 via globalnews.ca
  Seniors, children and people with chronic health issues are advised to stay indoors and use air conditioning where possible.
  
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• Think you know Whistler? Think again.

  25-07-2018 22:22 via theprovince.com
  Sure, you’ve skied and cycled the mountains of Whistler, but so have many visitors to this mountain paradise. But if you really want to impress the water-cooler gang at work, throw out some of these ideas for getting off the beaten track, and watch their reaction.Insider tip:plan to check these adventures out midweek for the best experience!
  Start with a visit to what’s known as Whistler’s infamous “Train Wreck,” which used to be off-limits to the public, but today,
  
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• Yonah Martin: Hope on horizon as world marks 65th anniversary of Korean War armistice

  25-07-2018 22:20 via vancouversun.com
  When the leader of North Korea crossed the military demarcation line with a single step April 27 for the very first time since the signing of the Korean War armistice, I couldn’t believe my eyes.
  As a Korean-Canadian, watching the historic meeting on TV between Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in was incredibly surreal for me because I never thought this day would come. Their meeting culminated with the signing of the Panmunjom Declaration for Peace, Prosperity and Unificati
  
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• Norm Macdonald gives budding Vancouver comic a boost on Twitter

  25-07-2018 22:18 via vancouversun.com
  With one just one tweet, comedy icon Norm Macdonald has given Sean McDonnell’s budding comedy career a significant boost.
  When McDonnell, a 22-year-old Vancouver comic, posted a five-minute Yuk Yuk’s set on YouTube last week he did so with mild expectations.
  “It was from the Yuk Off Comedy Competition. I didn’t even know it was being recorded until someone came up to me afterwards and wanted to know if I wanted it,” he said. “I slept on it for about a month be
  
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• Valley Lumina Whistler’s newest adventure is not your average nature walk

  25-07-2018 22:16 via theprovince.com
  There is always magic to be found in the coastal rainforests around Whistler, but the wonder and awe is about to be stepped up considerably with a new nighttime multimedia forest adventure called Vallea Lumina.
  A co-production between Montreal’s Moment Factory and Whistler’s The Adventure Group, Vallea Luminauses light, sound, projections, lasers and other contemporary magic to create an interactive narrative journey into a lost valley and a world of wonder.
  “Our company exists
  
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• What to do if you get bit by a tick: advice from a reluctant tick magnet

  25-07-2018 22:10
  
  Unfortunately, Grant Lawrence has had plenty of experience to draw from. He even knows how to keep ticks alive for Lyme disease testing.
  
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• Cranking the Adrenaline at Crankworx

  25-07-2018 22:07 via theprovince.com
  Aerial backflips, outrageous whips and legendary downhill lines. The world’s most extraordinary, inspiring and awe-striking mountain bike festival, Crankworx, comes home to Whistler for its fifteenth year, from August 10 to 19. The little bike fest that could has now landed in four countries around the world, pushing limits in what is humanly possible with two sets of wheels, some dirt, and a lot of vertical feet.
  This is the one festival where your heart pumps and your palms sweat just be
  
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• Seven things to do in the Lower Mainland, July 27-Aug. 2: Celebration of Light, Centre of Gravity and more

  25-07-2018 22:00 via vancouversun.com
  Honda Celebration of Light
  When: July 28, Aug. 1, Aug. 4, from 2 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
  Where: English Bay and surrounding area
  Tickets and info: hondacelebrationoflight.com
  It’s an annual tradition that draws more than 100,000 people to the downtown core to take in music, food and fireworks from some of the finest pryotechnicians on the planet. Each year, viewers are exposed to different countries’ ways of approaching things that go up, go boom and make us go “ahhhhh, oooohhh.&rdq
  
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• Police looking for information in Saanich sexual assault

  25-07-2018 21:57 via globalnews.ca
  Police in Saanich are seeking the public's help in tracking down a man accused on sexual assault.
  
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• Our map of where to keep cool in Vancouver

  25-07-2018 21:57
  
  Map of spray parks, outdoor pools and cooling centres in the city
  
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• N.S. RCMP seek public’s help in finding man last seen at Halifax airport

  25-07-2018 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  Nova Scotia RCMP say Danny Legault was last seen arriving at Halifax Stanfield International Airport on July 7.
  
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• B.C. property buyers must give more details in measure aimed at tax evasion

  25-07-2018 21:37 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is closing a loophole in an effort to avoid tax evasion in real estate.
  It says buyers, including real estate speculators, will have to disclose more complete information when they purchase a property through a corporation or trust.
  Starting Sept. 17, the new property transfer tax will require people to report additional information, including their name, citizenship and social insurance number, if they purchase through a corporation or trust.
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• Bolt cutters used to steal poodle from Vancouver SPCA shelter

  25-07-2018 21:09 via vancouversun.com
  Mickey the poodle has been dognapped.
  The B.C. SPCA says the teacup poodle was stolen from its Vancouver shelter sometime on Tuesday night.
  Someone used bolt cutters to rip through the outer gate of the facility and then again through the kennel door to swipe the tiny dog.
  Lorie Chortyk, general manager of community relations for the B.C. SPCA, says Mickey was one of six teacup poodles that the SPCA took in on July 14 after receiving a complaint about their well-being.
  She says Mickey, who
  
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• Abbotsford police investigating fatal crash involving unidentified man

  25-07-2018 21:04 via theprovince.com
  Police are working to identify the victim of a fatal car crash in Abbotsford.
  The man was a pedestrian in the 34000-block of Gladys Avenue at around 3:05 a.m. when he was hit by a commercial vehicle.
  The male pedestrian had died by the time police arrive. He has not yet been identified.
  The driver of the truck remained on scene and is cooperating with investigators.
  Police crash experts and B.C. Commercial Vehicle Safety and enforcement investigators, are looking into the death.
  Anyone with info
  
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• Okanagan fires: Thirsty work, daily update

  25-07-2018 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  Seven wildfires are still burning in the Okanagan, though none have grown in size. Here is the latest information on them.
  
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• Whistler hosts Subaru Ironman Canada

  25-07-2018 21:00 via theprovince.com
  In the world of endurance sports, few events surpass the physical and mental demands of an Ironman. A triathlon originating on the Hawaiian island of Oahu in 1978, this gruelling race puts its contestants through a 3.8-kilometre swim, a 180-kilometre road cycle ride and a marathon distance 42-kilometre run. Whistler is hosting Subaru Ironman Canada for the sixth time on July 29, 2018.
  One of the biggest attractions of Whistler’s Subaru Ironman Canada race is its scenery. Beginning with a m
  
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• Restaurant review: Insanely fresh fish, bold flavours trump missteps at Tofino's Wolf in the Fog

  25-07-2018 20:57 via vancouversun.com
  Wolf in the Fog
  Where: 150 Fourth St., Tofino
  Open: Daily, 10 a.m. to midnight
  Info: 250-725-9653, wolfinthefog.com”I’ve seen wolves up here. The first time, I saw one walking into town on a foggy night, walking parallel with me down the street.”
  For chef Nick Nutting, that embodies Tofino’s allure. So guess what he named his restaurant. I’m sure you’ve heard of Wolf in the Fog; accolades flowed in soon after opening in 2014, including top spot
  
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• The Magic of Whistler Midweek

  25-07-2018 20:54 via theprovince.com
  If you’ve ever visited Whistler in the summertime, you’ll know that the charm and excitement of a walk along the bustling Village Stroll on a warm afternoon can be a hard feeling to top. You’ll feel like a true local as you peruse shops, patio hop amongst muddy downhill mountain bikers, and soak in the casual, laid-back approach to life that Whistler embodies. While weekends during high season undeniably offer some of the best people-watching of the year, as well as an opportun
  
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• Forget what you heard—Whistler’s Scandinave Spa is probably not for you.

  25-07-2018 20:45 via theprovince.com
  Especially for all you tough guys/gals out there who just spent four days camping (partying?) in the bush, hiking with a sixty-pound pack, or tumbling around the Whistler Mountain Bike Park. I mean, really, who needs a time-tested system of hot and cold plunge pools set amongst three acres of tranquil forested mountainside? Do you honestly need to turn off your cell phone to relax in a Finnish sauna or steam room? And what can a sixty-minute “Rejuvenation Massage” possibly do for you
  
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• Alphonso Davies deal done; richest deal in MLS history has prodigy bound for Bayern Munich in winter

  25-07-2018 20:45 via theprovince.com
  A deal’s a deal, and it’s finally done.
  The Vancouver Whitecaps finally made official what had been reported widely for the past few days, announcing that Alphonso Davies will join Bundesliga club FC Bayern Munich for a record-breaking transfer fee that could reach as high as $22M US, setting a new high-water mark in the 23-year history of Major League Soccer.
  Davies, who turns 18 in November, will finish out the season before making the move to one of the world’s most heralded
  
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• Pedestrian killed in collision with commercial vehicle in Abbotsford

  25-07-2018 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  The collision happened just after 3 a.m. on Wednesday.
  
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• Vancouver water parks, outdoor pools open longer during heat wave

  25-07-2018 20:39 via vancouversun.com
  The Vancouver park board says it will extend the hours of several outdoor pools and water parks during the heat wave to help people cool off.
  Second Beach, New Brighton, Maple Grove, and Hillcrest outdoor pools will open an hour earlier at 9 a.m. Kitsilano Pool opens at 7 a.m.
  The park board says 14 water parks will also be open longer from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Normally the water parks operate daily from 10 a.m. to 8 pm.
  Last year, all water parks were modified to push button to conserve water.
  The
  
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• Majority of British Columbians think NDP government is doing bad job with housing affordability

  25-07-2018 20:38 via globalnews.ca
  A little over a year on the job and a majority of British Columbians think Premier John Horgan and his government are doing a bad job handling housing affordability.
  
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• Berchtesgaden’s dark past gives way to alpine beauty

  25-07-2018 20:32 via theprovince.com
  About 100 km south of Munich is the charming town of Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps. Surrounded by bucolic countryside, it also has a dark and infamous—yet fascinating—past.
  We drove a steep winding road, 400 metres above the town, to Kempinski Hotel Berchtesgaden, our retreat for a few days. “Look up, to that building at the top of the mountain,” said manager Werner Muller as we sipped champagne on the terrace, surrounded by a meadow of wildflowers, the sounds of bir
  
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• Andrew Gage: Taxpayers, future generations need a law to hold fossil-fuel polluters accountable

  25-07-2018 20:20 via vancouversun.com
  In 1997, facing mounting health-care costs from cigarette-related death and illness, B.C. did something unexpected. It became the first Canadian province to enact a Tobacco Damages Recovery Act, setting the rules for lawsuits against Big Tobacco to recover health-care dollars. Instead of continuing to pass on cigarette-related, health-care costs to taxpayers, the provincial government took action to hold international tobacco companies accountable.
  Fast-forward to 2018. Thanks to a thickening bl
  
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• Ammonia leak at Fernie ice rink linked to aging equipment: report

  25-07-2018 20:17 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — A report by an organization that oversees the safe installation of technical equipment in British Columbia pinpoints aging equipment and a decision to continue its operation for an ammonia leak at an ice rink in Fernie that killed three workers last year.
  Jeff Coleman, the director of risk and safety knowledge for Technical Safety BC, says ammonia was used to chill liquid at the Fernie Memorial Arena and traces of the gas were found in the liquid as early as the summer of 2017.
  
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• Five things we loved about The Deighton Cup

  25-07-2018 20:15
  
  Most people like to have a cheeky bet... but there was a lot more to enjoy at this year's races
  
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• New endangered southern resident killer whale dies soon after birth off Victoria

  25-07-2018 20:01 via vancouversun.com
  SEATTLE — A new orca has died soon after being born to the endangered killer whales that frequent the coastal waters of B.C. and Washington state.
  Ken Balcomb with the Center for Whale Research says the dead calf was seen Tuesday being pushed to the surface by her mother just a half hour after it was spotted alive in waters off the coast of Victoria.
  Balcomb says the mother was observed propping the newborn on her forehead and trying to keep it near the surface of the water.
  The fish-eatin
  
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• Five former C’s who could be the next Vancouver alumni to make the majors

  25-07-2018 20:01 via theprovince.com
  One of the fun side games for any trip to Nat Bailey Stadium is trying to peg which players will wind up in the majors one day.
  It’s not easy. The Vancouver Canadians are a short-season, single-A club, residing in one of the entry levels of pro baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays’ farm squad is part of the eight-team Northwest League and, according to baseball-reference.com, the average age of a player in the loop this season is 21. The average age of a big-leaguer this year is 28.
  For f
  
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• Art installation lets you change the lights on Science World

  25-07-2018 20:01 via vancouversun.com
  Fans of the orb at False Creek that lets you change the lights on Science World will get another chance to use it this summer.
  Tangible Interaction and Science World are bringing back OH!, a free interactive art installation that allows participants to control the lights at night on the iconic dome.
  The installation opens at 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 3., and runs every Friday that month except Aug. 31.
  A free interactive art installation will allow participants to control Vancouver’s night skyline
  
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• Wine Guy: Vermouth season

  25-07-2018 20:00 via theprovince.com
  Vermouth has become the new killer summer sipper. This fortified and aromatized wine is perhaps better known as an inflection point in a martini or a complementary cocktail player, but it is having a moment and it’s worth paying attention because vermouth is tailor made for the summer season.
  Actually it’s been a star in Spain for some time, where many bars have multiple vermouths on tap ready to sate alongside salty tapas. However, vermouth is ready to take a global stage and it&rsq
  
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• Restaurant review: Insanely fresh fish, bold flavours trump mis-steps at Tofino's Wolf in the Fog

  25-07-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Wolf in the Fog
  Where: 150 Fourth Street, Tofino, 
  Open: Daily, 10 a.m. to midnight;
  Info: 250-725-9653, wolfinthefog.com”I’ve seen wolves up here. The first time, I saw one walking into town on a foggy night, walking parallel with me down the street.”
  For chef Nick Nutting, that embodies Tofino’s allure. So guess what he named his restaurant. I’m sure you’ve heard of Wolf in the Fog; accolades came knocking soon after opening in 2014 inclu
  
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• Beauty Bar: Kat Von D 10th Anniversary Eyeshadow Palette

  25-07-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: A new eyeshadow palette from the makeup brand by tattoo artist Kat Von D. This colourful release is part of the line’s limited-edition 10th Anniversary Eyeshadow Palette.
  The collection, which includes lipsticks, brush kits, highlighter and more, is an extra glam offering thanks to gilded packaging.
  This particular palette includes 16 “bold, blendable shades” ranging from chocolate brown and peachy orange, to mustard yellow and cobalt blue. Each shade is inspir
  
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• B.C. government closes in on real estate tax evaders

  25-07-2018 20:00
  
  New property transfer tax form for buyers using corporation or trust will ask more probing questions
  
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• Al Etmanski: There is much progress for people with disabilities

  25-07-2018 20:00 via theprovince.com
  The recently proposed Accessible Canada Act and the just-released Senate report on essential fixes for Revenue Canada concerning the disability tax credit, Breaking Down Barriers, are stellar achievements for advocates with disabilities and the receptive politicians and public servants who listened. If both are implemented, they will remove the physical, social and financial barriers to the participation and contribution of people with disabilities in Canadian society.
  That’s “if,&rd
  
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• The future: What are the next steps to improving a fractured drug-treatment system?

  25-07-2018 19:51 via theprovince.com
  Sumit Ahuja is trying to raise money for people who can’t afford drug treatment through a new society that he launched after hitting rock bottom last year with his own struggles with addiction.
  “I felt paralyzed by the stigma associated with addiction and I didn’t reach out for help sooner. I wish I had because it ultimately led to me wanting to end my life in March of 2017,” said the Surrey lawyer, a married father of two who started his recovery from alcohol and cocaine
  
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• Fernie ammonia leak: Can aging equipment operate safely?

  25-07-2018 19:27 via globalnews.ca
  Technical Safety B.C. investigators answer questions about the safety of aging equipment in B.C. arenas at a press conference held Wednesday.
  
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• What caused hole in Fernie arena chiller leading to deadly ammonia leak?

  25-07-2018 19:25 via globalnews.ca
  Technical Safety B.C. investigators answer questions at a press conference after looking into the cause of a fatal ammonia leak at the Fernie Memorial Arena in October 2017.
  
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